1986 - Rated R - 1 hr 56 min
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Starring: Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Clancy Brown, Roxanne Hart
I have to admit something embarassing. I had never seen this movie before. I knew it was about a Scottish Highlander, but then I saw the picture to the right here --->
and I got confused.
Now, I've seen it. I feel like I've received admission to a special club or something. And I gotta tell you, this movie is pretty frickin' cool. We don't own any of the rest of them -- or the TV show, which my husband swears is even better -- but I want to watch them now. I'm glad they don't explain the whole Immortals thing - where they come from, why, and why the heck they're duking it out. But the idea of a battle royale as old as mankind is pretty cool. Maybe we'll pick up the other ones one of these days.
This is one of those movies that shouldn't work (I mean come on, a Frenchman as a Scottish Highlander and Sean Connery as an Egyptian-Spaniard? Really?) but it does anyways. Let me tell you now though if you do watch the sequels, leave all expectations of quality at the door. The second one especially is a total clusterfuck and it really ruins everything that worked in the first one (even Michael Ironside in full villain mode couldn't save it.) Watch it once as an oddity but leave it at that. Stick with the original, give the show a whirl and call it a day.
ReplyDeleteI agree, the sequels aren't very good. And I'd say don't bother watch them. Go straight to the tv show - it's awesome!
ReplyDeleteThat's basically what Mike said, so I guess that must be why we only own the first one! Thanks :)
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